Net foreign assets (current LCU), per square kilometre in South Sudan
South Sudan: Net foreign assets (current LCU), per square kilometre was -1.71 million current LCU per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Net foreign assets (current LCU), per square kilometre in South Sudan, 2012–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre in South Sudan is -1.71 million current LCU per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of down 81.8% on the previous year and down 32,324.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre in South Sudan peaked at 7,615 current LCU per square kilometre in 2012 and was at its lowest, -1.71 million current LCU per square kilometre, in 2023.
That places South Sudan 178th out of 185 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net foreign assets (current LCU), per square kilometre in South Sudan, year by year
| Year | current LCU per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 7,615 current LCU per square kilometre | — |
| 2013 | 5,295 current LCU per square kilometre | -30.5% |
| 2014 | 1,957 current LCU per square kilometre | -63.0% |
| 2015 | -16,930 current LCU per square kilometre | -965.3% |
| 2016 | -77,453 current LCU per square kilometre | +357.5% |
| 2017 | -116,813 current LCU per square kilometre | +50.8% |
| 2018 | -130,193 current LCU per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 2019 | -84,108 current LCU per square kilometre | -35.4% |
| 2020 | -144,339 current LCU per square kilometre | +71.6% |
| 2021 | -514,443 current LCU per square kilometre | +256.4% |
| 2022 | -938,769 current LCU per square kilometre | +82.5% |
| 2023 | -1.71 million current LCU per square kilometre | +81.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | -51,329 current LCU per square kilometre | -130,193 current LCU per square kilometre | 7,615 current LCU per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2020s | -825,973 current LCU per square kilometre | -1.71 million current LCU per square kilometre | -144,339 current LCU per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Sudan
- 175 New Zealand -346,629 current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 176 Italy -460,784 current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 177 Egypt -879,214 current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 179 Viet Nam -1.71 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 180 Sudan -2.12 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 181 Norway -2.25 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
More financial sector data for South Sudan
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate -77.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.0136 SDR per US$ of GDP (2015)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 0.803 SDR per person (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate -77.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 1.02 SDR per person (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate -77.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 1.02 SDR per person (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate -77.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 1.02 SDR per person (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 12.24 million SDR (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre in South Sudan?
- Net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre in South Sudan was -1.71 million current LCU per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 7,615 current LCU per square kilometre in 2012.
- What is the lowest net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.71 million current LCU per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does South Sudan rank for net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre?
- South Sudan ranks 178th out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
- Is net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32,324.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Net foreign assets (current LCU), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Net foreign assets (current LCU) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Net foreign assets (current LCU) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Net foreign assets International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Net foreign assets (current LCU) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.